Curry has been practically a food group for me this week, ever since we picked up a huge bag of it at a specialty store in Bari last weekend. It’s like my palate has just been craving other flavors so much that it can’t get enough. (I know, I know. I can hear you already. What?! But you live in Italy!) Well, I’m more than ready for a change, and putting curry on everything has seemed to do the trick. That and sriracha. Thank goodness Manu is a fan, or else he’d be making lots of trips to our pizzeria downstairs. (Yes, downstairs. Dangerous.)
Curried Chickpea Couscous
1 cup couscous
1 cup chickpeas (cooked)
1 3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper (optional)
Bring the water to a boil. Take it off the heat and add the chickpeas, couscous and curry. Give it just a little stir and then let it sit covered for a few minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed. (I like there to be a little extra for moisture.) Add the olive oil, salt and pepper and stir gently with a fork. Serve.
1 cup couscous
1 cup chickpeas (cooked)
1 3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper (optional)
Bring the water to a boil. Take it off the heat and add the chickpeas, couscous and curry. Give it just a little stir and then let it sit covered for a few minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed. (I like there to be a little extra for moisture.) Add the olive oil, salt and pepper and stir gently with a fork. Serve.
This would make such a good side dish or even a quick lunch. You could add a handful of chopped spinach and raisins to make a salad of sorts or even throw in some grilled chicken and call it dinner. I'm going to have the leftovers with steamed broccoli and a squeeze of sriracha, (It's like I'm making up for all the years I didn't have it by eating it every day.)
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Yum, this is great! I love curry :) One of my go-to dishes for a lazy night is cooking rice and then mixing it with chicken, veggies, coconut milk and curry. SO GOOD. I love couscous, I think I'll give this a try!
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daryl that sounds so good! i wish i could find coconut milk here. :( i'll have to try your rice when i'm back in the states!
ReplyDeleteno coconut milk in the supermarket? Do you have an international section?
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering like crazy. I have some good quality curry that I use a lot but I never thought of this! Couscous is a regular here and I have a large bag of dried chickpeas, just begging for my attention. This may be another recipe that turns into one of my favs!
ReplyDeletei could find it in the big city nearby, bari, but it's expensive! 4 euro a can!
ReplyDeletethen it came at just the right time! i'm happy you like it. :)
ReplyDeletewoah! That's so odd, it's less than 2 euro here and i've found them in every super market! I wouldn't think Italy and Germany would be all that different.
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!!!!!!
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yay! i'm so glad. :) thanks hip&chips!
ReplyDeletelove chickpeas. love curry.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful recipe! We just love couscous and chicpeas :) I added in frozen peas and we ate this with crusty bread..Thank you again!
ReplyDeletethank YOU sonya! there's nothing better than someone telling me they tried my recipes and liked them! :) peas are a great idea, too!
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